Down pipe installation

[Big Blue]

Thanks for explaining the obvious. If you read carefully, I wasn't assuming I had a +6 mpg gain.

Just posting my observations that something other than butt dyno is observable.

Since you seem to be a little testy about this. Your original post sure seems like you are assuming a +6 mpg gain. The very first line in it says so. The rest only explains hope some of your mods reduced your mileage.

Went from 17 mpg to 23 mpg with the downpipe and Turbosmart BOV. Installed about a week apart. Not sure which one helps more, heard people saying their BOV helped mpg's.... probably both?

Either way I'm stoked on the change, butt dyno says there's something there and the mpg backs up that something is more efficient.

Maybe time for an intercooler and pipes to see how well the full package does...

Before

After

Note that I'm pretty sure I've never seen 23 mpg since I've owned it new, I was getting 21-22 on avg (completely stock, highway on a good day), the lift dropped it 1-2 mpg and tires did the same.

Downpipe is turning a cool heat treated color, almost wanna leave the splash guard off

Come back in another 800 to 1000 miles and see if has stayed that high.

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[COblue]

Since you seem to be a little testy about this. Your original post sure seems like you are assuming a +6 mpg gain. The very first line in it says so. The rest only explains hope some of your mods reduced your mileage.

Come back in another 800 to 1000 miles and see if has stayed that high.

Guess I should've explained everything in detail for those of us that take a little longer with things.

No wonder why this place is a ghost town these days. You post an experience about a performance mod and boomers with tailgate steps and pretty grill inserts start throwing stones. About sums up this place between that shit and Frenchy spamming every thread with something about an OME lift.

 

[Big Blue]

Guess I should've explained everything in detail for those of us that take a little longer with things.

No wonder why this place is a ghost town these days. You post an experience about a performance mod and boomers with tailgate steps and pretty grill inserts start throwing stones. About sums up this place between that shit and Frenchy spamming every thread with something about an OME lift.

OK, turn down the heat. It's just when you make a post talking about a 35% increase in mileage. That's a huge increase. Especially from mods that many others have done with minimal if any increase.

Just want to get the details right. No rocks being thrown. By the way I am a boomer, no pretty grill insert.

 

[LawnMM]

Guess I should've explained everything in detail for those of us that take a little longer with things.

No wonder why this place is a ghost town these days. You post an experience about a performance mod and boomers with tailgate steps and pretty grill inserts start throwing stones. About sums up this place between that shit and Frenchy spamming every thread with something about an OME lift.

I'm interested in whatever you have to say about it. This is in my short list. Maybe even imminently. The family usually doesn't know what to put under the tree so I get gift cards and such from Santa.

I'm eyeing a winch, some rear shock mount skids, and one of these high flow cats

 

[COblue]

I'm interested in whatever you have to say about it. This is in my short list. Maybe even imminently. The family usually doesn't know what to put under the tree so I get gift cards and such from Santa.

I'm eyeing a winch, some rear shock mount skids, and one of these high flow cats

My past experiences with WRX's had me thinking this should be top of my list, considering how it allowed the turbo to spool faster and the engine felt more free revving.

Tougher to get that feel from an automatic in the ranger, but I definitely have noticed something in the butt dyno. I get on it pretty hard and I don't remember ever the tires spinning in 2nd gear before. Don't think that's the BOV lol.

Sounds great, has me thinking of a new, mellow sounding muffler to go with it. No CEL is great as I'm in a smog state. Shouldn't be any issues there.

The stock intercooler seems good enough that the downpipe was first to go. Slowly piecing things together, maybe stage 3 turbo someday to top it off.

 

[COblue]

I'm interested in whatever you have to say about it. This is in my short list. Maybe even imminently. The family usually doesn't know what to put under the tree so I get gift cards and such from Santa.

I'm eyeing a winch, some rear shock mount skids, and one of these high flow cats

And if you're thinking shock skids, skip em and get this instead. Worst you'd probably do on the shocks is mess up the bolts, I've scraped the diff cover enough to be happy I have it.

We have the same rear diff as the JL jeeps, just need to use some additional spacers/washers for the front clamp part.

 

[LawnMM]

And if you're thinking shock skids, skip em and get this instead. Worst you'd probably do on the shocks is mess up the bolts, I've scraped the diff cover enough to be happy I have it.

We have the same rear diff as the JL jeeps, just need to use some additional spacers/washers for the front clamp part.

I had one of those, gave it to another CO guy because it wouldn't fit after I changed my cover plate. I need to see if the RCI skid for the Bronc will fit our trucks

 

[Cowboyflyer]

Interesting, I'd imagine Mike's tune is a little more aggressive than what most of us have, if he was able to tune for your specific mod setup. Bit nicer than a OTS tune. Did you get one of his air intakes?

I drive around in Sport mode mostly, have the livernois tow tune installed. Maybe time to switch to the sport 91 tune this winter to see how it goes.

 

[Cowboyflyer]

Interesting, I'd imagine Mike's tune is a little more aggressive than what most of us have, if he was able to tune for your specific mod setup. Bit nicer than a OTS tune. Did you get one of his air intakes?

I drive around in Sport mode mostly, have the livernois tow tune installed. Maybe time to switch to the sport 91 tune this winter to see how it goes.

Sorry guys not computer savvy! (I think I quoted twice!)

COBlue,
I had made a decision early on to go with the Livernois tune. But BadRanger decide to trade his Ranger in for an F150 so he made me a deal on the tuner he had purchased from Revolution. I believe he had been talking with Mike, But I talked with Adam in regard to my tune as my truck had different mods.
I have been running the performance tune as my daily driver.
I have the 93-performance tune and an 87 tune. I have not run the 87 yet.
The shift points are held in higher RPM before shifting keeping the turbo spooled up! Its keeping the trans from shifting early into a high gear. This is why the decrease in gas milage. (But the trucks want to run!) I don't know if the shifting is the same with the 87 tunes. Adam stated that there is no real performance gain in the 87 tunes except for some trans difference. He told me most people run the 93 tunes daily. I added the 87 just in case gas gets too crazy and I can switch back to cheaper gas.
Right now I am loving the power this little truck makes!

 

[COblue]

Sorry guys not computer savvy! (I think I quoted twice!)

COBlue,
I had made a decision early on to go with the Livernois tune. But BadRanger decide to trade his Ranger in for an F150 so he made me a deal on the tuner he had purchased from Revolution. I believe he had been talking with Mike, But I talked with Adam in regard to my tune as my truck had different mods.
I have been running the performance tune as my daily driver.
I have the 93-performance tune and an 87 tune. I have not run the 87 yet.
The shift points are held in higher RPM before shifting keeping the turbo spooled up! Its keeping the trans from shifting early into a high gear. This is why the decrease in gas milage. (But the trucks want to run!) I don't know if the shifting is the same with the 87 tunes. Adam stated that there is no real performance gain in the 87 tunes except for some trans difference. He told me most people run the 93 tunes daily. I added the 87 just in case gas gets too crazy and I can switch back to cheaper gas.
Right now I am loving the power this little truck makes!

Ah didn't realize Mike was using those tuner devices too. If you don't mind posting, what does he charge for a tune?

I remember paying $75 for a custom tune for my 02' WRX, drove to the tuners house and did some pulls on the street with his laptop plugged in, ahh the good ol days haha.

You got me motivated to switch to the livernois 91 sport tune from the tow 91 tune. Let's see if there's a change

 

[COblue]

I had one of those, gave it to another CO guy because it wouldn't fit after I changed my cover plate. I need to see if the RCI skid for the Bronc will fit our trucks

Ahh, yeah unfortunately have to keep the ugly stock cover. Too bad we don't have the level of aftermarket support the bronco does, I just saw like 5 different bronco diff skid plates within a minute of searching.

 

[Cowboyflyer]

Ah didn't realize Mike was using those tuner devices too. If you don't mind posting, what does he charge for a tune?

I paid 300.00 for both tunes.
Probably paid a little more since I did not purchase the programmer from him.
I don't know Mike, just delt with Adam.

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